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Exclusive dielectron production in ultraperipheral Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt{s_(_NN)} = 5.02 TeV with ATLAS

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arxiv 2207.12781 v2 pith:PHD77WVC submitted 2022-07-26 nucl-ex

Exclusive dielectron production in ultraperipheral Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt{s_(_NN)} = 5.02 TeV with ATLAS

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Exclusive production of dielectron pairs, $\gamma\gamma\rightarrow e^+e^-$, is studied using $\mathcal{L}_\mathrm{int}=1.72\; \mathrm{nb^{-1}}$ of data from ultraperipheral collisions of lead nuclei at $\sqrt{s_{_{\text{NN}}}} = 5.02$ TeV recorded by the ATLAS detector at the LHC. The process of interest proceeds via photon-photon interaction in the strong electromagnetic fields of relativistic lead nuclei. Dielectron production is measured in the fiducial region defined by following requirements: electron transverse momentum, $p_{\textrm{T}}^{e} > 2.5$ GeV, absolute electron pseudorapidity, $|\eta^{e}| < 2.5$, invariant mass of the dielectron system, $m_{ee} > 5$ GeV, and transverse momentum of the dielecton pair, $p_{\textrm{T}}^{ee} < 2$ GeV. Differential cross-sections are measured as a function of $m_{ee}$, average $p_{\textrm{T}}^{e}$, absolute rapidity of the dielectron system, $|y_{ee}|$, and scattering angle in the dielectron rest frame, $|\cos\theta^*|$ in the inclusive sample, and also under the requirement of no activity in the forward direction. The total integrated fiducial cross-section is measured to be $215 \pm 1 \text{(stat.)} ^{+23}_{-20} \text{(syst.)} \pm 4 \text{(lumi.)}\; \mu$b. Within experimental uncertainties the measured integrated cross-section is in good agreement with the QED predictions from the Monte Carlo programs Starlight and SuperChic, confirming the broad features of the initial photon fluxes. The differential cross-sections show systematic differences with these predictions which are more pronounced at high $|y_{ee}|$ and $|\cos\theta^*|$ values.

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